Divine Without The Dollar – Friday 16th August 2013

Posted on August 16, 2013 | Comments Off

Birds & Beauty

Today Divine Without The Dollar is back and making a fortnightly appearance! I want all your ideas & colour schemes to be able to inspire these fortnightly finds – It’ll be great to hear what you’re planning!

This edition of DWOTD is all about a print which I love and doesn’t seem to be going anywhere at the moment, which I love – The bird print! I love patterned dresses and what’s better than a few swallows decorating the skirt of it? All items are from one of my favourite online stores, Modcloth. Be sure to check out the full list below of items featured so you can purchase them!

Dreamy Destination dress, Ivory Skies Dress, All The World’s A Birdcage dress, Luck Be A Lady dress, The Girly Bird earrings, A Chance Tweeting earrings, What A Nice Flight earrings, Parrot With Everything ring, The Girly Bird necklace, Tweet Rewards necklace, Avian Aplomb satchel, One Way Ticket bag, Put A Birdcage On It scarf, It Malt Be Love wedge, Tweet Of Foot sandal, Bow My Darling heel, Made Like This Heel.

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A Thrift And Homespun Wedding – Jess & Leon

Posted on August 14, 2013 | 7 comments

“We did reconnect again in 2005 at a friends party and have been at each other’s side since then.. Well most of the time if there is not one of our delightful bulldogs Daphne or Doris sandwiched between us!”

Today I get to share the sweet story of Jess & Leon who were married at Melville Nurseries in Perth and then went on to celebrate at Padbury Stables, Rosehill Lodge with wonderful photography from Christine Lim.

I have always been a little bit of a “collector”, Leon throws around the “H” word (hoarder) a little too loosely, so I have collected loads of bits and pieces over the years and it actually worked out perfectly because we packed up the whole house and decorated both the venues with it all – it couldn’t have looked more perfect and “us”.

“We wanted guests to walk in and feel like they were celebrating our love in its entirety over the 8 years we were together, not just one special day .”

We did everything for the wedding – I went into total crazy DIY lady mode! Everything was hand picked and handmade from the furniture, props and pretties to the pom-poms, favours and wedding cake. Looking back I enjoyed every single moment of sticking, stitching and baking – thou it would be a lie to say it wasn’t challenging at times the warmth from the glow of happiness on everyone’s faces was worth every second of crafting. Continue reading →

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Tagged Christine Lim Wedding Photography, Garden Wedding, Perth Wedding, Thrift Wedding, vintage wedding

Fun Facts From Simply Bridal – A Guide To Headpieces

Posted on August 12, 2013 | 1 comment

Today Simply Bridal bring you something that I love – Headpieces! It includes lots of different accessories that are available for the vintage, classic and the modern bride.

I do love the feather hair band and birdcage veil. However – If you’re looking for a more statement headpiece why not check out this previous post on Marry Me Ink on the beautiful Rene Walrus’ Black Mermaid collection or check out the fabulous HF Couture.

Rene Walrus (Nico Krijno photography) HF Couture (Tux & Tales Photography)

For the Rockabilly bride, you should check out Kalandra Jane Designs or Diablo Jo’s.

Kaladra Jane Designs (Berni Harris Photography) Diablo Jo’s (Andrea Ellison Photography)

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Tagged Diablo Jo's, Hair Accessories, Hairpieces, HF Couture, Kaladra Jane Designs, Rene Walrus, simply bridal

A Graffiti, Rock and Roll Wedding in Pennsylvania – Meghann & Rick

Posted on August 9, 2013 | 3 comments

Today’s wedding takes places in both a theatre and a lighthouse! It’s super awesome, also there’s a bespoke graffiti piece that was designed for Meghann & Rick. With photography from NikkiMayDay Photography, I’m excited to share with you Meghann & Rick’s story!

I met Rick on my first day when I started working at a local Juvenile Detention Facility. We worked with teenage boys and girls who had mental health and drug and alcohol issues. We stayed friends for a few years, and then when we were out with co-workers one night, we started hitting it off and realized that there was some attraction. We dated for about 3 years, and then he proposed on my birthday!